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Darwin Deez / Little Comets

By Fiona McKinlay • Nov 6th, 2010 • Category: gigs

For an indie pop bop, Little Comets are utterly perfect. It seems strange that the UK’s best response to New York’s Vampire Weekend comes with a Geordie twang, but they make it work



Walter Schreifels

By Fiona McKinlay • Apr 19th, 2010 • Category: gigs

When his post-hardcore band made their long anticipated comeback in 2008, King Tut’s was sold out and sweaty. Returning on his own to promote a solo side project, Walter plays to a much thinner and more reserved crowd – but captivates just as hard with nothing but an acoustic guitar and a voice. His charming, [...]



Manchester Orchestra

By Fiona McKinlay • Nov 18th, 2009 • Category: gigs

With two albums under their belt and a pretty dedicated following of their own, Manchester Orchestra seemed completely out of their comfort zone playing to a room of restless Biffy Clyro fans. Their sound is a much more delicate thing than that of the headliners, and unfortunately not a lot of the Barrowlands crowd are [...]



Jack’s Mannequin

By Fiona McKinlay • Sep 13th, 2009 • Category: gigs

Hyperactive Andrew McMahon has plenty reasons to be cheerful tonight – he sold out King Tuts, got boosted up to the QMU – and judging by how densely packed even the balcony seems to be, can’t be far off capacity here too.



Friendly Fires / Hockey / Wax Stag

By Fiona McKinlay • Jun 11th, 2009 • Category: gigs

Walking into a venue the size of the Picture House and seeing an act so short in personnel as Wax Stag is an unusual thing – but when that act consists of a man at a drum kit playing along to an electronic backing, well, the whole situation becomes completely surreal.